2024 Sun Belt Conference Leaders First Downs - Games in October Only through 11/20/2024
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 33 | 25 | 11 | 69 | 17.3 |
| 2 | Appalachian State | 3 | 31 | 42 | 9 | 82 | 27.3 |
| 3 | Texas State | 4 | 53 | 43 | 7 | 103 | 25.8 |
| 3 | Arkansas State | 4 | 31 | 55 | 7 | 93 | 23.3 |
| 5 | Georgia State | 3 | 23 | 33 | 6 | 62 | 20.7 |
| 5 | Marshall | 3 | 33 | 21 | 6 | 60 | 20.0 |
| 5 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | 22 | 19 | 6 | 47 | 15.7 |
| 5 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 18 | 21 | 6 | 45 | 15.0 |
| 9 | Old Dominion | 4 | 43 | 39 | 5 | 87 | 21.8 |
| 9 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 4 | 34 | 48 | 5 | 87 | 21.8 |
| 9 | Troy | 3 | 16 | 35 | 5 | 56 | 18.7 |
| 12 | Georgia Southern | 3 | 22 | 36 | 4 | 62 | 20.7 |
| 12 | James Madison | 4 | 36 | 38 | 4 | 78 | 19.5 |
| 14 | South Alabama | 3 | 38 | 23 | 3 | 64 | 21.3 |